Do This for 1 Week to Manifest the Future You Want with Shonda Rhimes

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 10, 2025

Duration

1h 17m

Channel

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — This episode is a MUST listen. If you’ve ever felt stuck, small, or tired of letting fear dictate your life, you need to hit play. This is the most eye-opening, empowering conversation you’ll hear this year. It’s time to stop playing small. There’s a bigger possibility for your life, you are more capable than you know, and you can manifest the future you want. Today’s episode will show you how. In it, Mel is joined by Shonda Rhimes. Shonda is one of the most powerful voices in entertainment history. She’s the creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and the Executive Producer of Bridgerton and How To Get Away With Murder. She’s won Golden Globes, Emmys, broken records, and built Shondaland, a global storytelling empire. But this is not a conversation about groundbreaking TV shows. It’s about taking your life back. Shonda reveals that despite all her success, she was still living in fear. Still hiding. And in this conversation, Shonda will challenge you to do the same things she started doing: to stop doubting yourself, stop waiting for permission, and start saying YES, even when it’s terrifying. This is a masterclass in courage, clarity, and finding your power. By the time it’s over, you won’t just believe change is possible. You’ll know it is. Because the life you want? It’s on the other side of YES. And it starts right now. For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page: https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-341/ Get Shonda’s book, “The Year of Yes: 10th Anniversary Edition,” here: https://a.co/d/4HFKL84 Follow The Mel Robbins Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelrobbinspodcast I’m just your friend. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll see you in the next episode. In this episode: 00:00 Meet the Guest 4:51 Shonda Rhimes' “Year of Yes”: Why Saying Yes Changes Everything 10:29 The Mindset That Changes Your Life Immediately 16:55 How to Set Health & Wellness Goals That Stick 23:03 The Right Way to Have Difficult Conversations 32:00 What to Do When You Feel Stuck In Your Life 40:48 How to Stop Being a People-Pleaser for Good 53:08 How to Find the Feeling of Home 1:06:35 The Lifelong Benefits of Mentorship 1:12:44 Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Shonda Rhimes

  guest

• Mel Robbins

  host

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Shonda Rhimes and Mel Robbins, Do This for 1 Week to Manifest the Future You Want with Shonda Rhimes explores say Yes For One Week: Shonda Rhimes’ Blueprint For Reinvention Mel Robbins interviews Shonda Rhimes about how her ‘Year of Yes’—a commitment to say yes to everything that scared her—transformed a wildly successful but emotionally small and fear-driven life into one that feels expansive, joyful, and self-directed.

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